WICB president rejects victimisation claims, says team selected on merit

Tue, Jan 13, '15

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) — West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has rejected claims that all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard were axed from the World Cup squad because of their roles in the controversial abandoned tour of India.

Neither player was named in the 15-man squad announced on Saturday to contest the World Cup which bowls off in Australia and New Zealand next month. They were also overlooked for the five-match series against South Africa starting Friday.

When the squad for South Africa was announced last month, St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves wrote to Cameron to complain that the WICB had "dishonoured that undertaking" of not punishing any player involved in the India tour walk-out.

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